He has been MY friend for 25 years or more... (at least I think we both still think so)... I KNOW Bruce to be a decent, generous guy with a lot of expertise in several areas. We do disagree on politics ...as you may have noticed... but in person, we almost never talk about those things. (yes.. it's best that way)
   When I chastise anyone here, it is a name in print I am disagreeing with. There may be others here whom I mostly agree with, but who I would not get along with RT....
It is an awkward thing to 'know' that someone you see at times RT has views that make you upset....but this is an open forum where we are comparing ideas, and I will not...(and obviously, Bruce will not)...change anything just because someone we know RT says so.

I will try, whenever possible, to point out errors...both of fact and of reasoning... in hopes that MY viewpoint will clarify some issues. After all, others are reading these threads, and all sides can/should be heard. It disturbs me that online, Bruce feels that he is 'ganged up on' and that the 'liberals' here don't give HIS opinions proper reading and/or respect. All I can say is that I am trying to judge ONLY the posts, and not the person.... as tricky as that can be.


*shrug*